The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-18

Tor the North End, who has been of duty
Tor some time paat on bis annual vacation,
10 again at his post Of duty.
O. Fl. TAYLOR, an old Riverside mailer,
who moved to Pittsburgh about two years
ago, died Wednesday OF consumption.
His funeral took place yesterday.
TuE many friends Of Captain William
Radclif were congratulating him yestey.
day and wiahing him n life Of unalloyed
bliss. Billy has joined the b%enedicsu.
THE Finance Committee Of Council and
the Board OF Public Works will have a
oint meeting this evening to consider q
propagation for an extra appropriation.
Yesterday was another cold, clear day.
Residents Of tho country say that although
q great deal more rain is bsdly needed,
the little that iell this week did a world Of
good.
john MACK. OF tho Eighth ward. has
three charges Of wifs.beating pending
against him before Squire Schnltzs. His
hearing will take place Saturday after.
noon.
TOMORROW afternoon and evening al.
G. Fields Operatlc Minatrols will appear
at the Opera House. The entertainment
they give ID one Of tho most popular now
exlant.
JAMES RKRD and John Rogers, who have
been down to the Eclipse boat house for
some time paat, have Just returned home.
They report plenty OF fsh and game in
abundance.
OFFICER SHORTS and night Waterman
Murdoch arrested q man on Main street
last night, who was 90 drunk he did not
know his own name. He wal wheeled to
the lookup in a w%heslbarrow.
THE Wheeling Athletic Association an
nouncea In q card In another column that
the spsrring exhibition at the Capital rink
tomorrow evening Is not under Its aus.
pices, nor has it anything to do with 1t.
The Linsly cadets, under command Of
Captain George Boyd, gave a very credita.
BILE dress parade on the City Hall square
yesterday afternoon. The boys are well
up in the tactics and make a tiae appear
ance.
The Baltimore & Ohio pay car came in
over the Hempisld division yesterday
afternoon and remained at the depot last
night. This morning several thousand
dollars will bo distributed here and at
Benwood and Bellniro.
NEXT Thursday afternoon and evening
(Thanksgiving) will be presented az the
Opera House Strsuss's greatest opera,
"The Gypsy Baron" by the Conried
|Opera Company, the leading organization
OF its class on the road.
TRAIN No. ~, on the p, W. & Ky. rail-
road, wss delayed at WsllsSurg yesterday
morning, the engine being derailed by a
COW which wss on the track and was
struck by the pilot. The only damage
done was to kill the COW.
A MEETING Of old soldiers will be held
at the Office Of Squire Petsrman, in tho
south end Of the Second ward market
house, this evening, to organize a camp of
the Union Veterans Legion. all old SOL
diers eligible to membership are invited.
TIMOTHY BUTLER, a linemsn in the en-
ploy Of the Wheeling Electrical Company,
fell from q high perch on the north side
OF the Grand Opera House yesterday and
striking q sharp stone cut an artery in his
wrist. The Doctors Baird dressed his in
jury.
The work OF laying a sloping pavement
OF FIRE brick at the Eastern approach to
the Suspension bridge was commenced
yesterday. The bridge ia now not only
much more convenient for travel, but
makes Q much handsomer appearance
than it ever did before.
MILTON LEWIS, Of Liberty district, was
bit on the hand by o vicious horae last
week. Nothing serious vas thought Of it
at the time, but since then SYMPHONIC OF
blood poisoning have set in and be is said
to be now seriously i'll, though 1t is
thought no will recover.
WORK was commenced yesterday on the
ditch for the new si1.inch city water main
on Eighteenth street, and rapid progress
was made. The main extends from Eoff
to Woods street. The old main was found
only two feet deep, the street having been
graded of since 1t was laid.
The early Baltimore & Ohio train from
the West yesterday morning ran into an
! open switch in tho yard here lust below
the shops, and collided with q freight car.
Nobody was hurt and the only damage
that resulted was the breaking of of tho
pilot Of the passenger engine.
Col. JACOB KEMrLR will open his lecture
season at Carlisle, Pa, December l, under
tho management Of the Pennsylvania
Lycrum Bureau. The management has
booked 9 number Of fine engagements for
him. He ls now preparing a new lecture
under tho title Of Screen and Roasted
Chestnuts." b
The track laying for the new electrical
railway on Main street reached the creek
yesterday, and the ties are in place o
square further north. The work has been
completed from Twenty.6fth street to
Sixteenth on Main, The rails used ara
nat ones like those Of the Citizens Com
pany, and are laid on stringers..
The younger members of the plumbing
fraternity Of this city have arranged to
give y grand select hop at Arion hall on
Thursday evening, December s. Kram-
er's orchestra has been engaged to furnish
the music and no efforts will be spared to
make tho affair q success. Messrs. James
Redman, William Schambra, Frank
Thompson and Robert Kyle are tho direc.
tora Of amusements.
LOUISA FINK, the young girl Of this city.
who brought suit ior damages against Ed.
ward Durst, formerly OF Bellaire and later
employed pere, was given a judgment in
the Common Pleas Court Of Belmont
county, at St. Olairsyills yesterday morn
ingg for $4,000. The suit was brought
for damages for bastardy under promise of
marriage. No defense was made. as
young Durst left for parts unknown when
the girl began TO- press him for tho fulfill.
ment Of his promise.
GENTLEMEN, see our genuine porpoise
shoe, is waterproof, and Just the shoe for